April 5, 2001

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The Samford men's tennis team got off to a slow start and could not recover as it dropped a 4-2 match to Murray State on Thursday.

Murray State grabbed the double's point and two second set tie-breakers on its way to the victory. The match of the day between David Misner and Nikola Aracil was not finished due to the length f the match. The two were tied at a set a piece when Murray State won its fourth match to secure the win. With Samford traveling to Morehead State and Murray continuing on to Auburn, Misner and Aracil called a halt to their duel.

Murray State 4, Samford 2

Singles:
David Misner (SU) vs. Nikola Aracil (MSU) DNF 6-3, 4-6, 1-2
Thiago Gondim (MSU) def. Check Haddox (SU) 6-1, 7-6
Raphael Bohli (SU) def. Erik Hoyem (MSU) 6-2, 7-6
Alex Sundsten (MSU) def. Andres Leal (SU) 6-2, 6-3
Zakaria Bahri (MSU) def. Clive Yeo (SU) 6-4, 7-6
Colin Thompson (SU) won by default

Doubles:
Aracil/Sundsten (MSU) def. Misner/Bohli (SU) 8-6
Gundim/Hoyem (MSU) def. Haddox/Yeo (SU) 8-6
Thompson/Johnson (SU) won by default